Association between Psychological Factors and Condom Use with Regular and Nonregular Male Sexual Partners among Chinese MSM: A Quantitative Study Based on the Health Belief Model
Table 2
Health beliefs to condom use of participants.
Had anal sex with regular partners () %/M (SD)
Had anal sex with non-regular partners () %/M (SD)
Perceived threats (% high/very high)
Perceived risk of contracting AIDS in the next 6 months
9.3
9.3
Perceived risk of contracting AIDS if condomless anal sex occurred in the next 6 months
57.8
73.4
Perceived threats scale score
5.2 (2.0)
5.9 (1.8)
Perceived benefits of condom use (% agree/strongly agree)
Condom use would reduce your risk of HIV infection or other STDs
54.3
64.8
Condom use would make you feel more at ease and no longer regret
74.4
82.1
Perceived benefits scale score
7.4 (1.7)
7.8 (1.7)
Perceived barriers toward condom use (% agree/strongly agree)
Condom use would reduce sexual pleasure
24.3
32.9
Condom use would damage your intimate relationship with your male partner
31.9
38.9
Perceived barriers scale score
5.4 (2.1)
5.7 (2.1)
Self-efficacy toward consistent condom use (% confident/extremely confident)
Confidence in consistent condom use during anal sex
76.0
84.6
Confidence in condom availability during anal sex
71.2
79.7
Confidence in persuading the partner to use condoms even if he does not want to
72.8
77.9
Confidence in refusing to have condomless anal sex with mutually affectionate males
70.0
68.3
Confidence in refusing to have condomless anal sex with males who have been in contact for some time
63.3
65.7
Self-efficacy scale score
19.8 (4.7)
20.3 (3.9)
Cues to action
People around you remind you to use condoms, especially with non-regular partners (% agree/strongly agree)
86.9
79.3
People around you remind you that condoms are not just for contraception (% agree/strongly agree)
85.3
82.8
You feel satisfied to use condoms during anal sex (% agree/strongly agree)
57.5
59.2
Who do you think is responsible for condom use during anal sex (% yourself/both yourself and your partner)
